"2001" computer
The crossword clue ""2001" computer" is answered by HAL, a 3-letter entry. Used 185 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
HAL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HAL answer page.
Used 185 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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